SRQ Realtor

Sarasota’s Real Estate Resource

This site was designed to keep YOU the consumer up to date with Sarasota's Real Estate News. Check back regularly for hot investment opportunites in Sarasota, Florida!

Archive for the 'Quick Tips' Category

Secrets to simultaneous real estate closings

Thursday, January 18th, 2007

Selling one house and buying another is like putting yourself between a rock and a hard place. If you set both closings within the same basic time frame you run the risk of ending up with two mortgages or much worse. If you schedule them with sufficient time between to solve any closing problems you […]

Read the rest of this entry »

Making a Comeback

Friday, January 12th, 2007

Seller financing has become more of a topic in potential real estate transactions recently. Property owners appear more willing to negotiate terms that help close a deal with a buyer who may not be able to meet the requirements of a regular mortgage lender, says Walter Molony, a spokesman for NAR. High lending rates in […]

Read the rest of this entry »

In most parts of the country, the New Year will dawn on a housing market that’s shockingly different from just a year ago. Overzealous speculation, too-lenient lending and aggressive overbuilding have combined to create the type of home-inventory levels and price stagnations that haven’t been felt in the U.S. since the early to mid-1990’s.
In short, […]

Read the rest of this entry »

Housing design trends of the past and future

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. – Nov. 30, 2006 – Want to avoid owning a white elephant when it’s time to sell your home? Know what housing design features have lasting value, then renovate with an eye to the future and you’ll make more when your home hits the market.
 
The U.S. Census Department’s 30-year report on […]

Read the rest of this entry »

SELLER STRATEGIES

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

An increasing number of sellers are slashing their asking prices to generate interest, pushing down the median price. In Sarasota-Bradenton, for example, the median price went to $277,900 from $340,700 during the year-over-year period ended in October. Economist Stan Geberer of Fishkind and Associates notes that most homeowners who sell this year after making purchases […]

Read the rest of this entry »